Iowa State Fair hosts presidential candidates

Twenty minutes, a microphone, lots of Iowans and the eyes of the nation. That's what will greet political hopefuls at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox over the next several days. This year, the Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair will host more than 20 presidential candidates, both Democratic and Republican. The scheduled appearances begin Thursday with visits from former Vice President Joe Biden and Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, among the many Democrats in the race. Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954 was the first presidential candidate to campaign at the State Fair, and presidential candidates have flocked there ever since.

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Republican politician Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor and congressman, has decided to launch a longshot Republican challenge to President Donald Trump. “I am here to tell you now that I am going to get in,’’ Sanford said in an interview on “Fox News Sunday,’’ Sept. 8, 2019. In this July 21, 2018, file photo, Sanford speaks at OZY Fest in Central Park in New York. Evan Agostini, Invision/AP

Former Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh announced on Aug. 25, 2019 he'll challenge President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination in 2020. The tea party favorite argues that Trump is unfit for the White House. In this Nov. 15, 2011, file photo former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh, R-Ill., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Carolyn Kaster, AP

Democratic activist and billionaire investor Tom Steyer speaks at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox on August 11, 2019. Steyer announced he was seeking Democratic nomination on July 9, 2019. Olivia Sun

Joe Sestak, a former Pennsylvania congressman and 2020 presidential candidate, announced he was joining the race for the presidency on June 22, 2019. He's seen here giving a campaign speech from the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa on Aug. 10, 2019. Sam Owens, Des Moines Register

Montana Governor Steve Bullock talks with the media in the spin room after the Democratic Presidential debate at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan on Tuesday, July 30, 2019. Bullock announced his candidacy on May 14, 2019. Eric Seals, Detroit Free Press

Rep. Tim Ryan, D-OH, with his son Brady on his shoulders, high-fives a visitor of the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 10, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. Ryan announced he was seeking the 2020 Democratic nomination on April 4, 2019. Kelsey Kremer, The Des Moines Register

Beto O'Rourke visits Mexico to meet with Javier Corrales, governor of the Mexican state of Chihuahua, and with family members of the deceased due to the shooting in El Paso, Texas on August 8, 2019. O'Rouke announced he is running for president on March 14, 2019. Omar Ornelas/USA TODAY Network

Decade and counting: Sotomayor most outspoken on Supreme Court bench

Thursday marks 10 years since Sonia Sotomayor was sworn into a Supreme Court justice seat that was vacant under President Barack Obama's watch. Since then, Sotomayor, 65, best known for her opinions on civil rights, privacy rights and criminal justice, is largely considered the court's most frequent public speaker and most prolific author. Obama's selection of the nation's only Hispanic justice was historic at the time, and her objections have become more frequent and forceful even as the court has trended more conservative in recent years.

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Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, was sworn in on August 8, 2009 following a nomination from former US President Barack Obama. Click forward to view her life in pictures. Tim Sloan, AFP/Getty Images

President Barack Obama announces federal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor, right, as his nominee for the Supreme Court on May 26, 2009, in an East Room ceremony at the White House in Washington. Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP

Sonia Sotomayor arrives for a meeting with Sen. Orrin Hatch in his office on Capitol Hill June 2, 2009 in Washington, DC. Judge Sotomayor made her rounds on the Hill to visit senators who will vote for her confirmation process. Mark Wilson, Getty Images

Sonia Sotomayor, left, President Obama's choice to replace retiring Justice David Souter, shakes hands with Chief Justice John Roberts after being sworn in as the Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice and only the third woman in the court's 220-year history, in Washington on Aug. 8, 2009. J. Scott Applewhite, AP

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor gestures during a photo-op after an investiture ceremony at the U.S. Supreme Court September 8, 2009 in Washington, DC. Sotomayor is the 111th justice who serve at the Supreme Court. Alex Wong, Getty Images

United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor throws out the ceremonial first pitch before the New York Yankees play the Boston Red Sox on September 26, 2009 at Yankee Stadium in New York City. Jim McIsaac, Getty Images

Sonia Sotomayor delivers the keynote address at the Hostos Community College 39th commencement ceremony June 4, 2010 in New York City. Also pictured are college President Felix Matos Rodriguez (L) and Dr. Matthew Goldstein, chancellor of City University of New York. (Photo by Craig Ruttle-Pool/Getty Images) Craig Ruttle-Pool, Getty Images

US Vice President takes the oath of office during the 57th Presidential Inauguration ceremonial swearing-in at the US Capitol on January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. The oath was administered by US Supreme Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images

From left, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Samuel Alito, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Chief Justice John Roberts participates in a moment of silence during a private ceremony in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court in where the late Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens lies in repose on July 22, 2019 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik-Pool, Getty Images

New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge greets Sonia Sotomayor during batting practice before the start of the game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York City. Jason Szenes, EPA-EFE

July 25: New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley carries the ball in drills in front of linebacker Oshane Ximines (53) during the first day of training camp at Quest Diagnostics Training Center. Vincent Carchietta, USA TODAY Sports

July 25: A construction worker watches from the rooftop of an adjacent building during Washington Redskins practice on day one of training camp at Bon Secours Washington Redskins Training Center. Geoff Burke, USA TODAY Sports

Photos from James Dean's fatal car crash auctioned

Rare photos of the car crash that cut short the life of Hollywood icon James Dean in 1955 will finally see the light of day in an auction slated to begin Thursday. An archive of 30 original glossy photos, many of which were never published, will be offered in the online-only sale from RR Auction. Dean was killed at 24 in an accident while driving his 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder on a California highway. The auction ends Aug. 15.